UNDERSTANDING YOUR UTILITY BILL 

 
What are you 
  paying for? 

  Fee for electric usage 
Fee for water usage 
  Previous Payment received 
Fuel sources to run engines to generate electricity 
  State imposed fee for water testing across KS 
Pays for debt service for wastewater plant 
  Fee for garbage collection & disposal 
TX01 – City Tax, TX02 – State Tax, TX03 – County Tax 
  Fee for sewer usage 

Your City bill will include your Electric Usage, Electric Fuel *RATE CODES 
Adjustment, Water Usage, Wastewater Plant, Garbage, Sewer and
Water Protect Fee. The Wastewater Plant fee (WWP) is based on ER1 – Residential 
your winter water usage average and ranges from $15.00 a month to ER2 – Total Electric 
$180.00 a month, per water meter. Your WWP charge will be $25.00 EC1 – Electric Commercial 
for the first year of service until your average has been established. If EC2 – Total Electric Commercial 
you do not pay for your Water Usage, your WWP charge will remain EFA – Electric Fuel Adjustment 
at $25.00. The Electric Fuel Adjustment (EFA) is a monthly fee MVL – Mercury Vapor Light 
charged to all Electric customers. This fee is to help cover the cost WC – Water Commercial 
for fuel sources (diesel and natural gas) that run the City’s engines WR – Water Residential 
which are used to generate electricity. As the cost of fuel fluctuates WPF – KS Water Protect Fee 
from month to month, this fee will vary as well as it is based upon SWR/SWC/SV01 – Sewer 
your total kilowatt usage for that month and the price of fuel during WWP – Waste Water Plant 
the month of consumption. DMP – Dumpster Rental 
GA – Garbage 
Your utility bill will be mailed on the 1st or the 15th of every month, LCE – Late Charge Electric 
LCW – Late Charge Water 
depending upon which area of town you live in. If your bill is mailed
TX01/02 – City and State Taxes 
on the 1st of the month, the due date will be the 12th of each month.
PY ‐ Payment 
If mailed on the 15th, the due date is the 27th of each month.